Celtics quickly learning newest superpower and it might be over for the NBA

Feb 19, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Boston Celtics center Nikola Vucevic (4) looks to pass around Golden State Warriors guard De'Anthony Melton (8) during the first quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images | D. Ross Cameron-Imagn ImagesThere may not have been a better way for the Boston Celtics to come out of the All-Star break than the way they handled the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Boston dominated the Warriors and held off a late comeback attempt for a 121-110 victory at Chase Center.

They led by double digits for the entire second half, and at one point held a 34-point advantage. Early on, it didn’t always look like that was going to be…